John Collins

Partner, Sydney

Background

John Collins is a commercial litigation partner and leader of our national IP/IT practice group, with over 25 years' experience in intellectual property and technology-related advice and dispute resolution. He has a sophisticated understanding of all areas of intellectual property law with special expertise in innovation focused industries such as media and telecommunications. John's practice has also seen him work extensively on patent and trade mark systems in the Australian and international pharmaceutical markets. John also advises on Trade Practices Act issues including licensing, distribution, product issues, software and IT development and implementation.

Recognition

Chambers Asia-Pacific: "Clients say he is "a very strong and focused litigator, who is driven to achieve an outcome."" (2015)

Legal 500 Asia Pacific: "John Collins heads the practice at Clayton Utz, which handles a number of high-profile IP matters for an impressive client portfolio"(2014)